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Carly Jade Astrein,
daughter of Elayne
and Craig Astrein
and sister of Steven,
will lead the congre-
gation in prayer on
Saturday, Sept. 15,
at Temple Israel in
Astrein
West Bloomfield as
she celebrates her
bat mitzvah. Her grandparents are
Faye Katz and Irene Astrein. She is also
the grandchild of the late Saul Katz
and the late Cyril Astrein.
Carly attends James R. Geisler
Middle School in Walled Lake. She felt
it was very meaningful to participate
in the Relay for Life to help fight can-
cer as part of her mitzvah projects.

Jordan Perry
Emmer, son of Julie
and Dr. Anthony
Emmer, will celebrate
his bar mitzvah as he
reads from the Torah
at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield
Emmer
Friday, Sept. 14. He is
the brother of Eriel
and Noah. Sharing in the simchah will
grandparents Marsha and Jerome Moss
and Rebecca and Howard Emmer.
Jordan attends Orchard Lake Middle
School in West Bloomfield. He felt
making activity bags for children at
Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak was a
very meaningful mitzvah project.

Shoshana Mara
Herty, daughter of
Connie Herty and
Steven and Kathryn
Herty, will read from
the Torah as she cel-
ebrates her bat mitz-
vah at Temple Israel
Herty
in West Bloomfield
Saturday, Sept. 15.
She is the sister of Lauren, Mollie,
Rebecca and Joshua. Her proud grand-
parents are Mae and Matei Herty and
David Brevoort. She is also the grand-
child of the late Mollie Brevoort.
Shoshana attends Warner Middle

School in Farmington Hills. For her
mitzvah project, she volunteered her
time working at Temple Israel in sev-
eral different areas.

Devon and Drew Herzoff

Drew Evan (Doron Evan) and Devon
Max (David Moshe) Herzoff will
become b'nai mitzvah at Temple Beth
El in Bloomfield Twp. on Saturday, Sept.
15. Participating in the ceremony will
be proud parents, Michael and Molly
(Bindes) Herzoff, and big brother Dean
Stanley. Proud grandparents are Jack
and Susan Bindes of Bloomfield Hills.
The boys are also grandsons of the late
Stanley and the late Dorothy Herzoff.
Drew and Devon are students
at West Hills Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. Their mitzvah
projects include assisting with West
Bloomfield-based Friendship Circle
with their cousin Brett.

Brian Kover was called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Aug. 11,
at Congregation Beth Jehudah in
Overland, Kan. Sharing in the simchah
were his parents Mark and Dr. Karen
Kover. Brian is the grandson of Janet
Kover of West Bloomfield, the late
David Kover, Carol and John Ziegler.

Samantha Taylor
Rovinsky, daughter
of Wendy Rovinsky
and CJ Van Meter
and sister of Krystal,
Carly and Chris, will
celebrate her bat
mitzvah at Temple
Rovinsky
Israel in West
Bloomfield Saturday,
Sept, 15, as she leads the congregation
in prayer. Her grandfather is Leonard
Nathanson. She is also the grandchild